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08/26/2022

TGIF History Nerds! We cap the week with the fifth installment in Aaron's Israel travel journal as part of the . Today we venture underneath Jerusalem to explore the City of David after touring the security fence which keeps the above-ground-Jerusalem safe.

A few months ago my wife Molly & I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel as part of an amazing journey with the Israel Collective. These are my journal entries over the course of the trip. Today’s post is the fifth installment. More to come!

08/24/2022

A mid-week journal entry for you as Aaron's adventures in Israel continue. In today's journey with the , Aaron & Molly visit Bethlehem, tour a persecuted church, talk with a political dissident and see where shepherds watched their flocks by night.

A few months ago my wife Molly & I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel as part of an amazing journey with the Israel Collective. These are my journal entries over the course of the trip. Today’s post is the fourth installment. More to come!

08/22/2022

Good Monday Morning everyone! We begin the week featuring Part 3 of Aaron's Israel Travel Journal with the . Read all about the Garden of Gethsemane, learn why the "Wailing Wall" is mis-named, and step inside the Old City with Aaron & Molly.

A few months ago my wife Molly & I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel as part of an amazing journey with the Israel Collective. These are my journal entries over the course of the trip. Today’s post is the third installment. More to come!

08/19/2022

Aaron's journeys in Israel with the continue in Part II of his Travel Journal. In this installment the group arrives in Jerusalem after a tank sighting on the Golan Heights.

A few months ago my wife Molly & I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel as part of an amazing journey with the Israel Collective. These are my journal entries over the course of the trip. Today’s post is the second installment. More to come!

08/17/2022

Earlier this year, Historic America's own Aaron Killian traveled to Israel with the . Now you can read all about it on our Journal page. The first installment of Aaron's travel log comes out today! The Sea of Galilee, ancient synagogues and long airplane rides await.

A few months ago my wife Molly & I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Israel as part of an amazing journey with the Israel Collective. These are my journal entries over the course of the trip. Today’s post is the first installment. More to come!

07/12/2022

Happy Amazon Prime Day everyone. If you've got shopping to do, remember to use this page as your portal and click through to Amazon with the link on our page. We get a portion of the transaction and it costs you NOTHING! Plus it's a big help. Thank you, Historic American.

05/06/2022

A rainy weekend in DC 📍…picture perfect no matter the weather ☔️

04/15/2022

👉 Swipe to learn more about WHAT, WHY and WHERE to celebrate Emancipation Day in DC 📍

On April 16th 1862, President Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act which ended slavery in Washington, DC. The act freed 3,100 enslaved individuals, reimbursed those who had legally held them as property and offered the newly freed women and men money to emigrate.

It’s this legislation, and the courage and struggle of those who fought to make it a reality, that DC residents commemorate and celebrate each year.

04/03/2022

On this day in history, a star was born 🤩 Help us wish co-founder a very happy birthday 🥳 May the year ahead be blessed beyond measure ❤️🤗💙

03/23/2022

Our Co-Owner Rachel is in full bloom (as are the cherry blossoms)!

Did you know people used to SWIM in the Tidal Basin?

Learn about the blossoms AND the basin on our Cherry Blossom tours, bookable now! Our iPads are loaded with pics that supplement dynamic storytelling 🤓

🌸 Link in Bio 🎟 Browse the collection 🌸

03/23/2022

Did you know people used to SWIM in the Tidal Basin?

Learn about the blossoms AND the basin on our Cherry Blossom tours, bookable now! Our iPads are loaded with pics that supplement dynamic storytelling 🤓

🌸 Link in Bio 🎟 Browse the collection 🌸

03/20/2022

📸 TODAY on the Tidal Basin 📍 It’s 🌸Cherry Blossom 🌸 time ❗️

03/04/2022

The Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC is a friend of Historic America! Make sure to book a stay the next time you visit the nation’s capital.

Explore our city with the DC Like You Have Never Seen It package. 🏛️ Discover the gems of DC, iconic neighborhoods, and historic sites with complimentary valet, $25 dining credit to Dirty Habit DC, 10% off a Historic America walking tour and more!

Visit our Monaco DC Packages + Promotions page to book your stay.

02/26/2022

Ukraine’s struggle is the struggle of freedom loving people the world over. We’re all Ukrainians now! Historic America supports their brave stand against tyranny and here are a list of ways that we can help. Glory to Ukraine.

How to help Ukrainians in the wake of the raging war.

02/23/2022

History rocks 🪨 🤓

02/11/2022

As part of our Valentine’s Day series, today we have an article featuring the love story of Jackie and John F. Kennedy! If you enjoy, don’t forget to book a ticket for our limited run Presidential Sweethearts tour to learn more about these lovebirds!

Today’s Historic America Journal entry is the second of our two-part series on presidential love stories in preparation for our limited-run Presidential Sweethearts Tour . If these true tales capture your imagination, you’re in luck! A ticket for our Presidential Sweethearts Tour is the perfe

02/04/2022

In honor of Valentine’s Day, our journal is having a two-part series examining presidents and their wives! Check out this weeks, about Dolley and James Madison, in the link below! Don’t forget to book the Presidential Sweethearts Tour to learn more about love at the highest level!

Today’s Historic America Journal entry is the first of a two-part series on presidential love stories in preparation for our limited-run Presidential Sweethearts Tour. If these true tales capture your imagination, you’re in luck! A ticket for our Presidential Sweethearts Tour is the perfect Vale...

02/04/2022

Looking for activities or things to do in Northern Virginia? Get a taste of history through the Soul Food Saturdays Black food tour in Alexandria.

01/28/2022

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Washington, DC's most tragic snow event - the Knickerbocker Storm. Our good friend Larry Clark has the story, in all its grim & fascinating detail.

This week marks the 100th anniversary of DC’s infamous “Knickerbocker Storm”. Our friend & colleague Larry Clark at Federal City Private Tours , shares the story in a special piece for the Historic America Journal.

01/17/2022

"We will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope" Martin Luther King Jr. ❤️🕊💙

11/26/2021

Friends - if you’re planning on doing some BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING, make sure to use the AMAZON LINK on our website. It’s FREE for you and helps us immeasurably. Thank you!

11/20/2021

https://youtu.be/plpF71a77YY live at noon friends, tune in!

Let's welcome Aaron from Historic America to show us some of the coolest murals around U Street NW. This is a taste of what you can get on their Multi-Sensor...

11/19/2021

Mark your calendar for NOON tomorrow (11/20) and tune into a special LIVE YouTube event! It's a Music & Murals walk n' talk along the famed U Street Corridor w/Rob from Trip Hacks DC featuring our very own Aaron Killian.

Let's welcome Aaron from Historic America to show us some of the coolest murals around U Street NW. This is a taste of what you can get on their Multi-Sensor...

11/19/2021

An anonymous winning bidder. Confession time folks ... it was us.

A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.

11/12/2021

We got to make a special visit to The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier this past week. Here's a reflection from our Founder, Aaron Killian.

What it was like to lay a flower at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for the first time in almost a 100 years.

08/14/2021

History Nerd 🤓 showed off the fab mansions of Dupont Circle …saving THE BEST for last of course 👉

Have you visited DC’s most unique museum yet?!

MILLIONAIRES MANSIONS MOONSHINE & THE MUSEUM ON O runs every Friday and Saturday in August 💰🏛🥃⭕️

www.historicamerica.org/omansion for 🎟

08/07/2021

🖐💎TOUCH THE HOPE DIAMOND on our sensory tour of Dupont Circle📍 ...jk it’s a fake. BUT you will absolutely learn about the famous rocks connection to this Gilded Age mansion, now the Indonesian Embassy!

08/03/2021

History Nerd Buz 🤓 shares this 1960 campaign button with our guests when they visit Arlington National Cemetery ❤️🪦💙

A DMV native, Buz recalls climbing a tree to witness the swearing in of our youngest -elected- President. And, like so many Americans that experienced this national tragedy, he remembers where he was when he heard the news that the president was dead. He remembers the day the flag-draped casket traveled from the White House to the Capitol. Crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue as the on a caisson drawn by six grey horses, accompanied by one riderless black horse made its way to the Capitol. The president lay in state in the Rotunda for 21 hours, and about 250,000 people came to pay their respects.

On November 25, 1963 President Kennedy was laid to rest here, at Arlington National Cemetery. The funeral was attended by heads of state and representatives from more than 100 countries, and millions of people around the globe watched on television. At this grave site, Mrs. Kennedy and her husband's brothers, Robert and Edward, lit an eternal flame. They are also now interred at this site.

Buz is leading a tour of Arlington on Friday August 13th at 10a. Discount tickets are available on our page (linked in bio).

Our Arlington tour runs daily, with both small group & private options available. Experience our nations most sacred shrine with Historic America.

07/30/2021

Here’s the weekend 🍻